Herman Kahn Co. v. Bowden
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Chicot Circuit Court; Zachariah T. Wood, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. The facts in this case are sufficiently stated in the opinion. The court gave the following instructions at the request of plaintiff: “t.
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Appeal from Chicot Circuit Court; Zachariah T. Wood, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. The facts in this case are sufficiently stated in the opinion. The court gave the following instructions at the request of plaintiff: “t. The jury are instructed that a person can be a partner, whether the plaintiff knew of it or not; and if the jury believe from the evidence that the defendant W. S. Jennings held himself out to be a member of the firm of A. T.' Bowden & Company, that the plaintiff sold goods to said firm, and that said firm is now indebted to the plaintiff therefor, then the plaintiff is…
1Opinion of the Court
Riddick, J.,
(after stating the facts.) This is an action by the Herman Kahn Company, a corporation, against A. T. Bow-den and W. S. Jennings, to recover the sum of $1,658.09, which the plaintiff alleges is due it for goods and merchandise sold to A. T. Bowden & Company, of Dermott, Arkansas. Jennings filed an answer, denying that he was a member of that firm; and whether he was a partner, or had held himself out as a partner in such a way as to make himself liable for the debt due plaintiff, were the only issues presented in the trial of the case. A number of witnesses testified that Jennings…
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